Category Archives A/B Split Testing

To A/A test or not is a question that invites conflicting opinions. Enterprises, when faced with the decision of implementing an A/B testing tool, do not have enough context on whether they should A/A test. Knowing the benefits and loopholes of A/A testing can help organizations make better decisions. In this blog post, we explore why some organizations practice A/A testing…

You conducted an A/B test—great! But what next? How would you derive valuable insights from the A/B test results? And more importantly, how would you incorporate those insights into subsequent tests? As Deloitte University Press Research on Industrialized Analytics suggests, acquiring information is just the first step of any robust data analysis program. Transforming that information into insights and eventually,…

According to a recent report, the total eCommerce sales in the U.S. soared from $60.6 billion in 2014 to $69.7 billion in 2015—the growth is almost 15%. As an eCommerce business owner, you would agree that these numbers are promising. However, where on one hand there is tremendous growth in sales, on the other, there are an increasing number of…

A/B testing is the scientific way of arriving at the truth, or at least the best option in a given set of conditions. Website A/B testing broadly means testing two versions of a webpage to see which fares better with your visitors and earns you more sales or conversions. Scientists and engineers have been using the scientific method of experimentation…

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We have finally learned to mock HiPPOs, as they no longer can serve as a reliable basis for making decisions. Gut feelings don’t always work and businesses cannot afford to act upon them. That is why we A/B test to verify our hypotheses. It is a clear solution to the problem of being unsure whether your ideas will actually work. Sometimes…

There are umpteen case studies out there that will be no less than a miracle… ‘How we took an A/B test and saw a 200 percent jump in conversions’. Like all things shiny and bright this one has a dark side. While the sudden boom in conversions and stories that sell you great promises are not unreal or impossible, they…

It has never been easier to create an online business. Accordingly, competition has never been more fierce. To not just survive, but thrive … every element of your online business must be optimized for maximum conversions: sign ups, landing pages, product descriptions, buttons, design, and (of course) your copy. What you need is real data from real people to create real…

(This is a guest post authored by Ohad Rozen from Toonimo.com) Most websites don’t have a massive traffic problem, however every website in the world has a conversion problem. - Bryan Eisenberg So you’ve just stepped into the world of Conversion Rate Optimization. Everyone seems to be advocating A/B testing. But you are still a little disoriented and would appreciate some…